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The $100 Barrel is Back: Why Your Next Trip to the Pump Just Got Expensive

If you feel like you’re paying more to fill up this week, you aren’t imagining it. The conflict in the Middle East has officially hit the "Oil Phase," and the numbers coming off the ticker are starting to look like a crisis. Here is the breakdown of why gas prices are spiking and what the world is doing to stop the bleeding. 1. The $100 Barrier has Shattered For the first time in over three years, oil prices have officially surged past $100 per barrel . At the peak of the panic this week, Brent crude hit nearly $120 , driven by one simple fear: the total closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Because 20% of the world’s oil passes through that one narrow waterway, the moment Iran threatened it, the markets went into a tailspin. 2. Pain at the Pump: By the Numbers This isn't just a "Wall Street" problem; it's a "Main Street" problem. The U.S. Average: Nationwide gas prices have jumped roughly 27 cents in a single week , hitting an average of $3.58 per gal...
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How to get Facebook Timeline on your Android or Mobile Phone





Image: Facebook Blog

Facebook have rolled out their new Timeline feature, that adds to your profile a complete history of your time spent of Facebook. It starts with the day you were born and then the year your joined Facebook. People who look at your profile can see highlights from all your years of activity on Facebook. To read more about it, please click here. So if you have enabled the New Facebook Timeline on the web you can also do so now on your Android and other Touch phones. Timeline is not yet available on iOS devices but iPhone and iPad users can still see how it looks on their touch devices.


So how does mobile timeline work on Facebook
1. Starts with your cover photo
2.  You'll see you photos, life-events and other feature stuff as it happened on Facebook.
3. Photos and other albums are horizontally swipeable
4. View multiple photos or post inline without leaving timeline
5. Swipe through views on the top of timeline to navigate maps, photos, subscriptions and more. 
6. Your photos appear much large with more visual room


Mobile timeline is now available on mobile touch devices using m.facebook.com, and Facebook for Android (version 1.8.1). Use the link above to point your mobile device and start using Facebook Timeline on your SmartPhone.


Source: Facebook Blog





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